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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Spain, thus becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe (More info)1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wou…

1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying St. Paul’s Cathedral and 10,000 other buildings (More info)1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction (More info)1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1813 – French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden (More info)1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylv…

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1718 – New Orleans is founded by French settlers and named after the Duke of Orleans (More info)1768 – James Cook begins his first voyage (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:79 – Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae in volcanic ash (More info)1912 – Alaska becomes a United States territory (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1926 – Silent film star Rudolph Valentino dies from a ruptured ulcer at the age of 31, sending tens of thousands of fans into a hysterical state of mass mourning (More info)1939 – Germany and …

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1812 – The American frigate USS Constitution earns the nickname “Old Ironsides” after defeating the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada (Mo…

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1894 – Congress establishes the Bureau of Immigration, forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (More info)1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is …